Date	22.07.2025
Department	Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics
SDG

Our Faculty of Aeronautical Engineering students achieved great success in a technical presentation attended by senior management from Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAŞ). The project titled ‘Multiphysics Analysis and Design Optimisation of the Composite Nose Radome Component for Supersonic Combat Aircraft, Covering Thermal, Electromagnetic, Aerodynamic and Mechanical Disciplines,’ carried out by the students as part of the TUSAŞ LIFT-UP programme, was followed with great interest by TUSAŞ's senior executives and received high praise. The presentation was delivered directly to a broad engineering delegation, including TUSAŞ MMU Deputy General Manager Uğur Zengin, Engineering Deputy General Manager Özkan Altay, and MMU Product Director Benan Aylangan. The project received high praise from senior engineers and managers in the defence industry for both its technical content and professional presentation style. Within the scope of the study, a multidisciplinary analysis approach was adopted for the AESA radar radome, which will operate under supersonic flight conditions. Structural, electromagnetic, and aerodynamic analyses were integrated to develop a radome configuration with high RF permeability, structural durability, and aerodynamic compatibility. Thanks to this project, the design-validation cycles that often take months in the defence industry have been significantly shortened, resulting in a faster and more efficient product development process without negatively affecting high-resolution radar performance. The proposed methodology offers a solution that can be directly integrated into TUSAŞ's existing product development infrastructure. The team leading the project consisted of Salman Murat Durukan (Team Leader), Ahmet İvenç, Ahmet Kardaş, Tuğba Burcu Çakır, and Yeşim Öz. Prof. Dr. Mesut Uyaner provided academic consultancy to the team, while Mustafa Kocaman and Dr. Nursev Erdoğan provided support as industry consultants. The event stood out as a successful example of university-industry collaboration and was recorded as an impressive gathering where young engineering candidates demonstrated their competence in solving advanced engineering problems by communicating directly with industry professionals.